lung-power
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- noun
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potencia pulmonar
- The coach emphasized that good lung power is essential for singers who perform for long periods without losing strength.
Examples
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During the marathon, he demonstrated remarkable lung power, managing to keep a strong pace while singing to motivate his team.
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I was awakened by the sound of a female voice screeching at full lung power, "Your ass is getting my ass up at five every morning!
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This hardware was combined with the ancient breath-operated musical flute to produce a keyboard instrument in which the musician could command more than one octave and was not limited by his lung power.
Academic text (2005) -
And one more as she exited to let Il Volo belt out "O Sole Mio" (plus a bit of "It's Now or Never") with plenty of lung power but not much finesse: "Well, I was going to slip into something more comfortable, but now I think I'll put on a coat."
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With her impressive lung power, she could be heard singing even from the back of the concert hall.
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Etymology
The word lung-power combines lung ('organ for breathing') and power ('strength'). So it means the strength of your 'breath', which is why it refers to the ability to sing or speak loudly and for a long time.